GREAT THEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES
FIDES QUAERENS INTELLECTUM


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HOMEWORK: STUDY NOTES ON WEBSITE

ESSAY: THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE

TEST: PRE-CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHERS

ESSAY FORMAT:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING GTC ESSAYS

FIRST SECTION: INTRODUCTION
1. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE CONFLICT
2. NAME THE AUTHORS/SIDES OF THE CONFLICT
3. IDENTIFY THE POSITION OF EACH AUTHOR/SIDE OF THE CONFLICT
4. 10 POINTS

SECOND SECTION FIRST SIDE OF CONFLICT
1. THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN/ANALYZE THE ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE POSITION OF ONE SIDE OF CONTROVERSY
2. DO NOT JUST GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE READINGS
3. ONE OR MORE PARAGRAPHS
4. 25 POINTS

THIRD SECTION SECOND SIDE OF CONFLICT
1. THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN/ANALYZE THE ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE POSITION OF THE OTHER SIDE OF CONTROVERSY
2. DO NOT JUST GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE READINGS
3. ONE OR MORE PARAGRAPHS
4. 25 POINTS

FOURTH SECTION CONCLUSION
1. ONE PARAGRAPH
2. STATE EXPLICITLY THE DIFFERENCE OF THE TWO ARGUMENTS OF EACH AUTHOR/SIDE OF THE CONTROVERSY
3. 10 POINTS

FIFTH SECTION YOUR RESPONSE
1. WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON THE CONTROVERSY
2. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE OF THE CONTROVERSY
3. DO YOU AGREE WITH EITHER SIDE? WHICH ONE AND WHY?
4. DO YOU PARTLY AGREE BOTH SIDES AND WHY?
5. DO YOU AGREE NEITHER SIDE AND WHY?
6. IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE THAN EITHER AUTHOR/SIDE AND WHAT IS IT? PLEASE PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION.
7. IS THERE AN INSIGHT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE CONTROVERSY?
8. I AM LOOKING FOR A THOUGHTFUL, INSIGHTFUL RESPONSE TO THE CONTROVERSY;
9. NOT A KNEE-JERK REACTION FILLED WITH CLICHÉS AND PERSONAL BIAS
10. ONE OR MORE PARAGRAPHS
11. 30 POINTS

REQUIREMENTS
1. MINIMUM LENGTH 2 PAGES
2. MAXIMUM LENGTH: 4 PAGES
4. TYPEWRITTEN
5. 12 FONT
6. 1 INCH MARGINS
7. DOUBLE SPACED